most points in a game while having under 57 points

20 players are tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 57 points, with 56 points. The first three are Nikola Jokić on December 25 and on December 7, 2024, Stephen Curry on February 27, 2025 and LeBron James on March 5, 2022 and on March 20, 2005.

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most points by a player in a regular-season game while having under 57 points

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	56	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	39	16	8	1	0	22	39	56.4	3	6	50.0	9	13	69.2	62.6	7	9	5	5	-1
4	LeBron James L. James	56	3/5/2022	LAL	vs	GSW	39	10	3	0	1	19	31	61.3	6	11	54.5	12	13	92.3	76.3	2	8	4	0	+13
5	Trae Young T. Young	56	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
6	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	56	1/10/2019	SAS	vs	OKC	49	9	4	0	4	20	33	60.6	0	0		16	16	100.0	69.9	4	5	5	2	+7
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	56	3/28/2018	MIN	vs	ATL	41	15	4	0	1	19	32	59.4	6	8	75.0	12	15	80.0	72.5	4	11	2	4	+7
8	James Harden J. Harden	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	25	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
9	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	56	1/25/2016	SAC	vs	CHA	46	12	4	1	2	21	30	70.0	1	3	33.3	13	16	81.3	75.6	1	11	7	6	+15
10	LeBron James L. James	56	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	48	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	56	1/14/2002	LAL	vs	MEM	34	5	4	1	0	21	34	61.8	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	71.3	3	2	0	1	+40
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	56	4/7/1998	UTA	@	GSW	42	9	2	1	4	18	29	62.1	1	1	100.0	19	23	82.6	71.6	2	7	3	2	+1
13	Glen Rice G. Rice	56	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	45	4	0	0	0	20	27	74.1	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
14	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	56	2/18/1990	PHX	@	GSW	43	8	2	1	0	19	29	65.5	2	2	100.0	16	19	84.2	74.9	3	5	2	4
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	56	3/24/1987	CHI	vs	PHI	44	7	3	8	0	22	32	68.8	0	1	0.0	12	15	80.0	72.5	1	6	7	2
16	Kevin McHale K. McHale	56	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	28	78.6	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
17	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	56	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	26	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
18	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
19	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
20	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	56	12/18/1964	CIN	vs	LAL		9	12			17	33	51.5				22	23	95.7	64.9				2
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	12/1/1964	SFW	vs	BAL	58	29	3			22	48	45.8				12	20	60.0	49.3				4
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	2/16/1963	SFW	@	LAL	58	21	3			26	47	55.3				4	11	36.4	54.0				1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	2/7/1963	SFW	@	CIN	48	19	5			23	46	50.0				10	16	62.5	52.8				1
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	10/23/1962	SFW	vs	DET	48	29	4			23	35	65.7				10	17	58.8	65.9				0
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	11/17/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	2			24	48	50.0				8	19	42.1	49.7				1

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PPG

28.8

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RPG

12.5

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APG

10.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.9

1st

DRTG

117.1

21st

NETRTG

4.8

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

38 - 20

Final

103

Nuggets

37 - 22

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

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121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

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1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/23	LAL	@	DAL	116-110
Fri 1/23	MIA	@	UTA	147-116
Sat 1/24	SAC	@	DET	116-139
Sat 1/24	GSW	@	MIN	111-85
Sat 1/24	NOP	@	SAS	104-95

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	CHA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	SAS	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM

20 players are tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 57 points, with 56 points. The first three are Nikola Jokić on December 25 and on December 7, 2024, Stephen Curry on February 27, 2025 and LeBron James on March 5, 2022 and on March 20, 2005.

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